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Digital Signal Designation is the classification of digital bit rates in the digital multiplex hierarchy used in transport of signals from one location to another in telecommunications.
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Digital signal line rates
North America
Digital Signal Designation Bandwidth/data rate Channels (DS0s) Carrier designation DS0 64 kbit/s 1 DS1 1.544 Mbit/s 24 T1 DS1C 3.152 Mbit/s 48 T1c DS2 6.312 Mbit/s 96 T2 DS3 44.736 Mbit/s 672 T3 DS4 274.176 Mbit/s 4032 T4 DS5 400.352 Mbit/s 5760 T5 Europe
Digital Signal Designation Bandwidth/data rate Channels (DS0s) Carrier designation Signal Level 0 64 kbit/s 1 SL1 2.048 Mbit/s 30 E1 SL2 8.448 Mbit/s 120 E2 SL3 34.368 Mbit/s 480 E3 SL4 139.264 Mbit/s 1920 E4 SL5 565.148 Mbit/s 4032 E5 Optical carrier
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